Thread: p-ming, posting and chatting

Peredhil has made 2167 posts and is a Dunedain from Osgiliath and is not online.
Posted Thursday 1st January 1970 (12:00am)

Hmm... Quite a hard decision, as I seem to be in both the forums and chat all the time. I enjoy chatting the most, because I can speak to so many great people in person. However, If this site were to be taken down (heaven forbid), and only one thing to remain, I would definitely keep the forums over chat.

Valedhelgwath has made 4242 posts and is an Elf from Rivendell and is not online.
Posted Thursday 1st January 1970 (12:00am)

For me, it's got to be the forum. What you post is there for everyone to see. Because there are no time constraints you can research and take time over your posts, hopefully creating something that others can enjoy in their own time, and hopefully benefit or learn from. Because of its nature, far more complex subject material can be discussed than in chat, and because it remains on view, it is seen by a far wider audience.

I tend to use chat to every now and again say "Hi," to the people I have met here, whereas I use the foum for Tolkien subjects.

PM'ing on the other hand is something I use more as a tool, to try to get a quick response from another member, or if I have to ask someone to shorten their signature or stop swearing etc.

Samwisegamgee has made 607 posts and is a Hobbit from Hobbiton and is not online.
Posted Thursday 1st January 1970 (12:00am)

I agree with Val. Though I am in chat a lot, I think that in the forums you can really gain and give more insight. I don't use PM's much (partly because they aren't working for me right now), mainly just to compliment people on their journal entries.

TomBombadillo has made 2746 posts and is an Elf from Rivendell and is not online.
Posted Thursday 1st January 1970 (12:00am)

Hard decision. But since I use the forums the most, I think I would like to keep those. It's very easy to get in touch with a lot of people though here, and you can indeed take your time to post something (though I don't always do ).

Chikakat has made 729 posts and is a Hobbit from Buckland and is not online.
Posted Thursday 1st January 1970 (12:00am)

I really like the forums...they're wonderful for discussions. In the chat, when there's a lot of people, it's easy for people to sort of talk over one another and ideas sometimes get lost. In the forums, everyone can take time to really make their points clear, and discussions can happen over the course of a few days or weeks.

The chat's a lot of fun, too, and better suited to getting to know people than the forums. Also, if you haven't got enough time to really read posts and things, the chat's great.

Tyrhael has made 1187 posts and is an Elf from Lothlorien and is not online.
Posted Thursday 1st January 1970 (12:00am)

I'd have 2 say I like posting best; you can always change what you say. Chatting...the room can be empty sometimes, and that sucks. P-ming...I've only got p-m's from 3 ppl so far; don't know how much I like it yet, though it's private and not displayed for the public.

Grondmaster has made 25465 posts and is a Dwarf from Glittering Caves and has sailed into the West.
Posted Thursday 1st January 1970 (12:00am)

Arcormacolindóva: PM are normally just used when there is something to say that you want to keep private, but not important enough for an email and that a day's delay or two wouldn't matter. They are also good if two people are both concurantly online as they can have a fast turn around almost as good as a private chat.

Posts are more fun because one can get more peoples' ideas than they can with a PM. Chat is fun when there are about six people, but one can't think about what to reply for very long or the conversation will pass them by and once said it is impossible to retract and harder to explain what was really meant.

If you want to receive more PMs you will just have to initiate a few in order to receive replies.

42 has made 507 posts and is a Dunedain from Osgiliath and is not online.
Posted Thursday 1st January 1970 (12:00am)

Hmmm... The forum was why I first came on this site....But then talking to people in chat was probably why I stayed when the forums were quiet. (Though it's very quiet in chat right now...) And PM is good, got quite a few long conversations with some people, it's a good way to discuss things you have in common with someone but don't want on the site for the rest of the world to see

Cano_Yavanna has made 119 posts and is an Elf from Lothlorien and is not online.
Posted Thursday 1st January 1970 (12:00am)

I am leaning more towards the forum because I am so long winded that whatever I have to say takes a really long time. Sometimes when I am in the chat room, the subject changes 3 times before I get to respond. I still like it, even though it is fast paced. The forum is just more my style, except that you have to wait for the interaction.

So, to sum it up: I talk a lot, so the forums are good for my typing little fingers, but I like the immediate response in the chat.

Bugyfeanor has made 668 posts and is an Elf from Rivendell and is not online.
Posted Thursday 1st January 1970 (12:00am)

Well, chatting is a great way to meet people and make new friens; PM-ing helps u consolidate some of those relations. Still, my fave stays posting: whether it's in my own journal or in the forums, I just like expressing what I'm thinking without having a time-limit, if u know what I mean!

Anyway, the real important thing is meeting new and interesting people, so all of them are great!!!

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